Lisandro Magallán (born 27 September 1993) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Vélez Sarsfield. He also played for the Argentina football team at the

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Club career

La Plata and Boca Juniors

Born in

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, Magallán made his senior debut for

Gimnasia La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia ...

on 10 August 2010. In April 2012, he was reported to have been scouted by English club

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. On 26 July 2012

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its men's professional Association football, football team which, since its promotion in 1913 ...

paid $1.4 million for 80% of the rights to Magallán's services. In October 2014, Magallán scored his first goal for Boca Juniors against River Plate in the

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Ajax

He signed for Dutch club

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on 2 January 2019. He moved on loan to Spanish club

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on 2 September 2019. Magallán scored his first goal for Alavés in a 2–0 win over

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on 20 October 2019. In September 2020 he moved on loan to Italian club

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. In August 2021 he moved on loan to Belgian club

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Elche

Magallán signed for

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in January 2023.

International career

He has played for Argentina at under-20 and under-23 level.

Career statistics

Club

References

1993 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Boca Juniors footballers Rosario Central footballers Defensa y Justicia footballers Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Argentina Footballers from La Plata Men's association football central defenders AFC Ajax players Elche CF players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Argentina men's under-20 international footballers Eredivisie players La Liga players Deportivo Alavés players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Serie A players FC Crotone players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy R.S.C. Anderlecht players Belgian Pro League players Club Universidad Nacional footballers Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Argentine expatriates in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico 21st-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-defender-1990s-stub